31.   And in a barrio that was a recruiting ground for hit men who killed for the Medellin cartel, former gang members now help keep kids off the streets.

32.   Authorities described Padilla as a former gang member from Chicago who was raised as a Catholic but converted to Islam.

33.   Authorities described Padilla, also known as Abdullah al Mujahir, as a former gang member from Chicago who was raised as a Catholic but converted to Islam.

34.   Authorities described Padilla as a former gang member from Chicago who was raised a Roman Catholic but converted to Islam.

35.   Authorities described Padilla as a former gang member from Chicago who was raised Catholic but converted to Islam.

36.   Authorities described Padilla, also known as Abdullah al Mujahir, as a former gang member from Chicago who was raised as a Roman Catholic but converted to Islam.

37.   Fernandez and about a dozen other former gang members from the United States and Mexico carried their stories to a United Nations summit on urban ills.

38.   In February, a Portuguese woman, reportedly the wife of a former gang boss, was kidnapped and later found dead.

39.   Includes interviews with police and a former gang leader.

40.   Includes comment from founding priest, former gang members and file of violent gang initiations.